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KU Leuven, Department of Commmunication Science. The Media Culture & Policy Lab investigates the complex interactions between people, media, and culture to foster social cohesion, inclusivity, and critical dialogue.

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Media Culture & Policy Lab @mediaculturepollab.bsky.social · Feb 6

Welcome to the account of the Media Culture & Policy Lab at KU Leuven!▶️

Our research group investigates the complex interactions between people, media, and culture to foster social cohesion, inclusivity, and critical dialogue.
Follow us for updates on our projects, publications, and events!

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Media Culture & Policy Lab @mediaculturepollab.bsky.social · 16d

📚 Edited by @leendhaenens.bsky.social, @ansdenolf.bsky.social & @biekezaman.bsky.social, and authored by @kamilegrusauskaite.bsky.social, @sercankiyak.bsky.social,@kristofvrancken.bsky.social and @andrewwong95.bsky.social and many more!

Our new book: AI: Rethink, Regulate, Reimagine is out now ✨

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Media Culture & Policy Lab @mediaculturepollab.bsky.social · 16d

Good news! The book can be accessed for free ⬇️
shop.acco.be/en/items/978...

AI: Rethink, Regulate, Reimagine

*Download the digital edition for free via the link at the bottom of this page. Or order your printed copy via our webshop.*What happens when AI technologies manage workers instead of human employers?...

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Media Culture & Policy Lab @mediaculturepollab.bsky.social · 16d

At #IDS2025, we also celebrated the launch of AI: Rethink, Regulate, Reimagine. This book, edited by @leendhaenens.bsky.social, @ansdenolf.bsky.social and @biekezaman.bsky.social, brings together diverse perspectives in a shared call for democratic, ethical, and sustainable approaches to AI 💡

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Media Culture & Policy Lab @mediaculturepollab.bsky.social · 16d

We also took part in the International Conference for an Inclusive Digital Society (#IDS2025) as presenters, chairs, and volunteers. This conference, organised by @digisoc.bsky.social, brought together scholars to exchange ideas on building a more inclusive digital society ⬇️

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Media Culture & Policy Lab @mediaculturepollab.bsky.social · 16d

Over the past two weeks, our lab had a lot to celebrate!

We kicked off the new academic year with a team building day, reflecting on our goals, welcoming new team members, and working together in an escape room challenge.

Of course, we couldn't resist capturing the moment with a team photo! 📸

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Lise-Lore Steeman @lise-loresteeman.bsky.social · 22d

What a wonderful way to start my three-month research stay at the Computational Communication Science Lab! 🗻🥾

Computational Communication Science Lab (CCL) @compcommlab.bsky.social · 22d

Every strong team needs time to pause, reset, and grow together. #TeamRetreat #DientenAmHochkönig

Group photo: The CCL team standing together outdoors with the mountains around Dienten an Hochkönig in Salzburg in the background, smiling at the camera.

Ski lift: A line of orange ski lift chairs stretching up a green slope surrounded by dense forest to get up the mountain.

Hiking trail: The CCL team hiking down a narrow trail across a sunlit mountain slope with autumn-colored vegetation.

Mountain view: A wide view of mountain peaks and ridges around Dienten am Hochkönig in Salzburg, with low-hanging clouds drifting between the valleys under a blue sky.

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Ans De Nolf @ansdenolf.bsky.social · 22d

You can download our book for free via shop.acco.be/nl-be/items/...! ✨

AI: Rethink, Regulate, Reimagine

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Ans De Nolf @ansdenolf.bsky.social · 22d

Cheering on our colleges from @digisoc.bsky.social and @mediaculturepollab.bsky.social and presenting our brand new book (!!) at the International Conference for an Inclusive Digital Society 🪩✨

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Chao Wang @andrewwong95.bsky.social · 19d

Had a wonderful time at IDS 2025 in Leuven this week! 🌟
Joined as author (AI: Rethink, Regulate, Reimagine), presenter (poster on China’s information literacy MOOCs with Leen), and volunteer. Also glad to meet REMEDIS teammates offline and celebrate the Toolkit. Tired but very happy! 🥰
#IDS2025

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Chao Wang @andrewwong95.bsky.social · Aug 22

Honored to join the @ifla.org WLIC 2025 satellite meeting in Astana 🇰🇿 on Inclusive Digital Literacy for All. Grateful to all speakers and colleagues—together we keep digital literacy a global priority! 🌍✨

#WLIC2025 #IFLA #InformationLiteracy

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Chao Wang @andrewwong95.bsky.social · Aug 27

🔈The REMEDIS Toolkit on media literacy & digital skills now has two versions: 250 pages for full depth, 48 pages for quick access. We prepared the short version as a companion.

Welcome to use and share!
🔗 remedis-chanse.eu/evaluation-t...

#MediaLiteracy #DigitalSkills #REMEDIS

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Media Culture & Policy Lab @mediaculturepollab.bsky.social · Jul 22

In the same IFLA ILS newsletter, @andrewwong95.bsky.social and @leendhaenens.bsky.social launch the REMEDIS Evaluation toolkit: a set of adaptable tools designed for educators, practitioners, policy actors, and community organizations to refine their media literacy and digital skills interventions.

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Media Culture & Policy Lab @mediaculturepollab.bsky.social · Jul 22

Publication alert! In this short paper, @alesabru.bsky.social introduces the #DataPortrait tool as part of the #VisionArte methodology. It can be used to begin creative workshops, inviting participants to depict aspects of their identity in a guided self-portrait🖍️
repository.ifla.org/rest/api/cor...

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Ales Abruzzese @alesabru.bsky.social · Jul 21

Attending the #IAMCR2025 conference was an inspiring professional experience. I had the chance to share insights from youth in the Chiquitania region of Bolivia.

We highlighted the urgency of addressing violence against women and children, and the environmental care that sustains rural families.

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Ales Abruzzese @alesabru.bsky.social · Jul 14

Excited to be here in #IAMCR2025 in #Singapore to present the #VisionArte Methodology as part as my Phd Research within the Media Culture & Policy Lab KU Leuven and Proyecto CReA UCB.
Eager to share art-based methods for CBAR.

#TheHiveSingapour
#IAMCRSINGAPORE
#ABR
#Phd

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Chao Wang @andrewwong95.bsky.social · Jun 29

📢 Our new study on digital literacy is now published by Springer in the NMP 2024 proceedings! Co-authored with @leendhaenens.bsky.social, this piece explores regional strategies and shared challenges in digital skills development.

🔗 Read the full article: doi.org/10.1007/978-...

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Chao Wang @andrewwong95.bsky.social · Jun 30

📰 Excited to share that our REMEDIS Evaluation Planner & Toolkit are featured in the latest IFLA Newsletter! Great work by Natalia Edisherashvil!
p.s. I’m glad to support the process as IFLA ILS Info Coordinator.
👉 www.ifla.org/news/remedis...

#MediaLiteracy #DigitalSkills #REMEDIS #IFLA

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Eva Grosemans @evagrosemans.bsky.social · Jul 3

New publication! We validated the Dutch version of the Gaming Disorder Scale for Adolescents (GADIS-A), a reliable and valid tool for assessing gaming disorder in adolescents. It was also linked to the increasingly blurring lines between gaming and gambling: psychologicabelgica.com/articles/10....

Psychometric Validation of the Gaming Disorder Scale for Adolescents (GADIS-A) in Dutch Among Flemish Adolescents | Psychologica Belgica

psychologicabelgica.com

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Ales Abruzzese @alesabru.bsky.social · Jul 8

It was a pleasure to take part in the #SummerSchool organized by the KU Leuven Digital Society Institute yesterday! A special thank you to Priscilla Van Even for the invitation to share some art-based methods with students from the Zhejiang university in China.
#VisionArte
#Digisoc
#KuLeuven

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Media Culture & Policy Lab @mediaculturepollab.bsky.social · Jul 14

It's conference season! While @matthiasdebondt.bsky.social and @lise-loresteeman.bsky.social presented their research @icahdq.bsky.social (ICA) in Denver, @evagrosemans.bsky.social took the stage in Malta to discuss her research at #DiGRA2025. Congrats to all (co-)authors on their interesting work!

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Eva Grosemans @evagrosemans.bsky.social · Jun 11

I wrote a book chapter!

"Empowering the Digital Citizen" provides an overview of digital & media literacy research in Flanders. Together with my @gameable.bsky.social colleagues, I wrote a chapter on gaming and gambling in Flemish adolescents.

Find the book here: library.oapen.org/handle/20.50...

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Media Culture & Policy Lab @mediaculturepollab.bsky.social · Jun 11

Last week, our lab member Niels Bibert succesfully defended his dissertation, entitled “An Odd Game? Understanding Esports Betting Access, Drivers and Consumption.”

Congratulations to Dr. Bibert and his supervisors prof. dr. @biekezaman.bsky.social and prof. dr. Rozane De Cock with this milestone!

Media Culture & Policy Lab @mediaculturepollab.bsky.social · Jun 5

In November 2024, members of our lab conducted a large-scale survey to better understand the phenomenon of sports betting among young adults. 🏅

In this infographic + blog, we share the key findings from 1,214 respondents aged 18 to 25 living in Flanders, Belgium. ⚽

soc.kuleuven.be/mintlab/blog...

Media Culture & Policy Lab @mediaculturepollab.bsky.social · Jun 2

More info on our results can be found here: www.gameable.info/publications

Gam(e)(a)ble - Longitudinale Studie

Scientific output from the FWO-funded Gam(e)(a)ble project on the blurring lines between gaming and gambling.

www.gameable.info

Media Culture & Policy Lab @mediaculturepollab.bsky.social · Jun 2

Here, we presented our cross-sectional and longitudinal data, arguing that adolescents often interact with so-called gambling-like elements in the video gaming ecosystem, and that these elements could impact their (problematic) gaming and gambling behavior.

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